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每当

měi dāng · mei dang

Traditional 每當

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. whenever; every time
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Roast sweet potatoes

  1. Dengdeng

    每当(měidāng)我(wǒ)闻到(wéndào)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)，就(jiù)觉得(juéde)饿(è)。

    Whenever I smell roast sweet potatoes, I feel hungry.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也是(yěshì)！你(nǐ)听(tīng)，外面(wàimiàn)好像(hǎoxiàng)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)卖(mài)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)。

    Me too! Listen, someone outside seems to be selling them.

  3. Dengdeng

    走(zǒu)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)买(mǎi)一个(yīgè)，每当(měidāng)冬天(dōngtiān)我(wǒ)都(dōu)要(yào)吃(chī)。

    Let's go buy one. Whenever it's winter, I have to eat one.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，每当(měidāng)我(wǒ)买(mǎi)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)，你(nǐ)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)吃(chī)一半(yībàn)。

    OK, but whenever I buy roast sweet potatoes, you want half.

  5. Dengdeng

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)买(mǎi)，我(wǒ)要(yào)两个(liǎnggè)！

    This time I'll buy my own. I want two!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)当(dāng)我(wǒ)看(kàn)着(zhe)这(zhè)张(zhāng)照(zhào)片(piàn), 我(wǒ)就(jiù)回(huí)忆(yì)起(qǐ)那(nà)些(xiē)在(zài)乡(xiāng)村(cūn)幸(xìng)福(fú)的(de)日(rì)子(zi)。

Whenever I look at this picture, I remember those happy days in the village.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by mccarras · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

每(měi)当(dāng)听(tīng)到(dào)这(zhè)首(shǒu)歌(gē)，她(tā)就(jiù)会(huì)想(xiǎng)起(qǐ)故(gù)乡(xiāng)。

Whenever she hears this song, she thinks of her hometown.

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